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Written by Shaun Ryan Richard Watt has been helping Hervey Bay residents with their vision for more than three decades. Richard moved to the Fraser Coast from New South Wales in 1989 and quickly entrenched himself as the go-to optometrist in the whale watching capital of the world. “I moved back to Queensland and Hervey…

Written by Shaun Ryan Kathy Paget spends most of her time looking forward, helping plan other people’s futures. But every now and then, climbing out from behind the driver’s seat and looking back at the road you’ve travelled is just reward for a career built around hard work and dedication to her clients. Kathy is…

Written by Shaun Ryan The struggle to find her grandmother the perfect gift and a desire to start an E-commerce store was motivation enough for a Maryborough entrepreneur to turn her passion into a business. Michelle Warren launched Holabox nearly two years ago and has been offering customers boutique and artisanal gifts and box hampers…

Written by Shaun Ryan People fall in love with Mercedes-Benz vehicles when they walk around a showroom and look atthe modern features, luxury interior and superior design work. The vehicles almost sell themselves. Cameron Bates is the General Sales Manager at Port City Autos, the only Mercedes-Benz dealership in the Wide Bay. “It’s a job…

Written by Shaun Ryan Listening to how people came to be in possession of a unique piece of jewellery is all in a day’s work for Richard Macdonald. Richard owns and runs Best Price Gold Buyers. His pop-up stall travels to the Wide Bay this month, with stints in both Hervey Bay and Bundaberg. Richard…

Written by Chelsea McPherson St Mary’s College has a rich history in Maryborough, providing exceptional education for 133 years as it was first established as the Christian Brothers School which joined the Sisters of Mercy and was renamed in 1979. Speaking to Acting Principal Tameika Grist, I had the opportunity to learn a little about…

Did you know that Pizzaiolo is the Italian word for the man who makes your pizza? Lucky for us that Hervey Bay has Paolo Esposito. A man who decided to travel all the way from Naples, the city where pizza originated, to make us all his authentic Neapolitan style pizza. Legend has it that baker…

Written by Chelsea McPherson Shopping at Luxe Hervey Bay is a peaceful, almost serene affair. That is exactly how Kate Manley, Luxe’s owner and founder, intended for it to be when she opened the shop. Kate started off in the industry in Adelaide as the proprietor of a bridal shop, designing all the bridal dresses…

Written by Chelsea McPherson It’s a fact that choosing a gift for someone can be incredibly difficult, especially if you don’t know what they want or what sort of things they would like. Michelle Warren had this exact struggle when she had the idea to start Holabox. Her grandmother had been ill in hospital, and…